English
Pei-p'ing
Pei-p'ing comes from Mandarin 北平.
- Mandarinmodern北平Pei³-pʻing²
- Englishearliest quotation 1935Pei-p'ing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern北平Pei³-pʻing²
- Englishearliest quotation 1935Pei-p'ing
Earliest quotation: 1935, L. C. Arlington, Introduction: “In 1928, when the Nationalist Government removed the capital…”
Every English word from Mandarin 北平
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 北平 / Pei-p'ing